Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09


This is the
ADDISON COUNTY FAIR, Sept. I, 1887; farmers
purse, $780, $50 to first, s12 to second, IS to third,
So to fourth, "A to fifth.
T. NJ. Chapman's Helen.............. l |
G. A. Chapman's Mary...... ........ 4
g. III. Norton's Bertha N............" 2 3
Fred Cranes Maggie l.. .............. 4 ! |
Times, g. 2 :594
The afternoon races were not called till
three o'clock, in order that the track |
might partially dry. The free-for-all
purse was contested for by Clara NJ, en-
tered by Darwin Rider, Middlebury; Net
tie B., entered by Austin Booth, Ferris
burgh, and Matte, entered by II. NJ. Per-
ry. Shoreham. In the three-year-old
class there were three contestants, George
B., entered by Z. W. Train, Ferrisburgh;
Star Motion and Many L. The judges |
were Lyman Goodell of Brandon, Hon.
d. W. Nash of New Haven and G.. A.
Cutting of Shoreham. These are the
SUMMARIES
ADDISON COUNTY FAIR, Sept. l. 1887; free-tor
all race. Purse $3.50; $75 to flrst, $50 to sec.
ond and S25 to third,
d. Riders Clara M.....................1 ! ]
A. Booths Nettie B.....................2
H. NJ. Perry's Mattie....... 3
No time declared
ADDISON COUNTY FAIR, Sept :, 1887; three.
year. old class. Purse, $50; s25 to first, SIS to
second, $40 to third.
w. C. Danyew's Star Motion.........
E. W. Trains George b. ............2 !
j. Larock's Many L..................
No time declared
THE EXHIBITS.
Among the horses those most noticea-
BILE were the fine ones belonging to the
estate of the late Thos. A. Hammond of
Orwell and shown by 7. NJ. Chapman,
administrator. We have already men,
toned the exhibitors of stations and
matched and single drivers. There were
also large number of brood mares and
colts, but the space at our disposal is too
limited to permit of details.
The sheep barn contained fair repre-
sentation of Merinos, shown by j. A.
Foote & Son, Cornwall; E. n. Bissell,
East Shoreham; Lyman Clark, Addison;
o. c. Martin, Shoreham, and Stickney &
Jones, Shoreham. G. c. Chapman, Mid
dlebury, had handsome Cotswold ram
and two of his lambs.
The largest exhibit of Holsteins came
from the Cream Hill stock farm, Shore
ham; other exhibitors were j. B. & j. p.
Douglas, Jr., and c. Bruya, Middlebury,
and c. L. Blair, New Haven. E. N. Bis
sell of Shoreham had his Galloways,
which attracted good deal of attention.
l.. A. Skiff of Bridport had an excellent
Jersey bull other exhibitors in the same
class were J. G. Wellington and NJ. D.
Parmelee, Middlebury, and j. A. Child,
Weybridge. The grades were numerous,
among the exhibitors being l.. A. Skitf,
Bridport; John A. Caldwell and Loren
Richards, New Haven; G. c. Chapman,
j. &. Wellington, Jas. McMann, c. L..
Branch and NJ. A. Munroe, Middlebury !;
j. A. Child and F. NJ. Shaw, Weybridge /;
G. S. Wilmarth, Addison; F. A. Joslyn,
Ferrisburgh, and F. P. Burns and L. H.
Broughton, Bridport. Oxen and steers
were shown by j. A. Foote, Cornwall ;
+. n. Bissell, Shoreham, and H. c. Ses-
sions, Middlebury; and cows by j. A.
Child, j. G, Wellington and G. S. Will
marth.
The show of swine was good as was
that of poultry.
In the line of agricultural implements
and machinery were the Deering binders
and mowers, for which Randall Ham
mond is the general agent hereabouts
the Champion binder, sold by r. A.
, Foote q Son, Cornwall, who also sell
, Cassidy sulky and other plows, which
they showed; also the John Deere and
Gilpin sulky plows, sold by L. G. Whit
, ford, Addison; the Blanchard cream
, raising apparatus, invented by DR.. Blan
, chard of this place and made and sold
by A. Calhoun. b. +. Haskell had OF
, wagons and road carts in which he deals
Floral hall was, as usual, the center ol
attraction for the ladies, and its content:
deserved attention. They were of ex
. cellent quality and as numerous as they
were good. 1t would require a volume
! a small one at least-tO enumerate all the
! exhibits, and we shall not attempt 1t
Fruits of all kinds, vegetables in grea
. variety, seeds and grain occupied the
whole of the north side of the hall. Or
! the opposite side were paintings ant
Z drawings, ladies' fancy work withou
limit and flowers and plants. b. b
Hope, Middlebury, had some fine furni
: ture in the center of the hall, where Il
Nj. Chapman & Co. also displayed thu
sewing-machines and organs in whicl
they deal, and ii. w. Hall Of Burlington
= showed the Estey organ and Knabe piano
THE DANCE.
The Middlebury band, whose excellen
q playing added much to the enjoyment o
: those in attendance upon the fair, gave